tldr/pages/common/npm.md
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npm

Node package manager, to manage Node.js projects and install module dependencies.

  • Create a new project in the current folder:

npm init

  • Download all dependencies referenced in package.json:

npm install

  • Download and install a module globally:

npm install -g {{module_name}}

  • Download a given dependency, and add it to the package.json:

npm install {{module_name}}@{{version}} --save

  • Set the version of the current project:

npm version {{1.2.3}}

  • Publish the current project:

npm publish

  • Cleanup packages (removes packages which are installed but are not listed in package.json):

npm prune